About the project

The acute heart failure is a clinical syndrome which can be a result of many diseases. The symptoms can occur in patients with or without a previous heart disease. The heart failure can be systolic, diastolic or mixed; the impaired heart function can be manifested even by heart rhythm disorders. This condition is often life-threatening and requires an immediate medical intervention.

The treatment methods are mostly based on empirical knowledge and are not supported by extensive mortality studies. Registries and databases which were developed in the United States (e.g. ADHERE[1]) and in Europe (e.g. EHFS[2]) demonstrate a big diversity of this syndrome and differ significantly in the most important parameter - the mortality.

Our aim is to extend the database on other facilities - both on cardiac centres performing invasive cardiology, and on inpatient departments without angiography unit - to be able to monitor accurately and responsibly the characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with acute heart failure. See the comprehensive list of centres participating in this project.

If you are interested in more information or if you consider the collaboration, please contact us on the telephone number +420 532 232 601 or by e-mail: jspinar@fnbrno.cz.

Prof. MUDr. JindĹich ÂŠpinar, CSc.

The registry AHEAD has been developed in the Czech Republic and currently contains more than 8600 records of Czech patients (as on December 5, 2011).